[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PASTOR JIM SCHETLER

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to acknowledge Pastor 
Jim Schetler, who blessed us with our opening prayer today. Pastor 
Schetler comes to us from Pensacola Christian College Campus Church, a 
ministry involving over 1,500 members of the community, and over 4,000 
Pensacola Christian College students when the school is in session.
  His personal journey with God and the Holy Spirit has given him a 
dynamic and vibrant ability to make his preachings come alive to 
Christians of all ages. As a result, his Sunday morning services are 
now aired by television stations nationwide. Originally from Traverse 
City, Michigan, Pastor Schetler graduated from Pensacola Christian 
College in 1979 and has remained in its service ever since. He met his 
wife, Marilee, while he was a student at PCC, and has been blessed with 
three wonderful sons: Benjamin, Luke, and Drew.
  Upon graduation, he spent the following 2 years traveling as a PCC 
representative. Afterwards, he and Marilee spent 6 months living in a 
kibbutz in Israel with the Baptists for Israel Institute. He then spent 
the next 7 years as a youth pastor of Campus Church until he became the 
pastor of Campus Church in 1988.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend, Pastor Jim Schetler, 
for joining us on the House floor today.

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